Breakdown of Netko je razbacao igračke po cijeloj sobi.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
soba
room
igračka
toy
netko
someone
Questions & Answers about Netko je razbacao igračke po cijeloj sobi.
Why do we use po here, and what case is cijeloj sobi?
The preposition po is used here to mean 'all over' or 'across' an area. When talking about spreading across a space, po requires the locative case. That is why the feminine noun soba (room) takes the locative ending to become sobi, and the adjective cijela (whole) becomes cijeloj to match it.
Why does the past tense verb razbacao have a masculine ending if we don't know who scattered the toys?
The word for 'someone' is netko, and in Croatian, this pronoun is always treated as grammatically masculine singular. Because of this rule, you must use the masculine past tense form je razbacao when netko is the subject, regardless of who the person actually is.
What case is the word igračke (toys) in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case because the toys are the direct object of the action. For feminine nouns that end in -a like igračka, the plural accusative ending is -e. This happens to look exactly the same as the nominative plural, which can sometimes be tricky!
Does the prefix raz- in razbacao give a clue about its meaning?